24. Worship evil gods
On the night of the brawl, the seven-eyed giant reappeared at the stele. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Still accompanied by the roar of the tiger elephant, it was still towering, and as soon as the giant appeared, it once again attracted everyone's attention.
But what happened next snatched everyone's attention away from the giant.
"The granary is on fire!" With the sound of hissing and lungs and the continuous sound of gongs and drums, a raging fire broke out in a large house in the north corner of the city, and the fire reflected the sky in the north of Suining City.
"Where's the water dragon, put out the fire!" Qin Liangyu hurried to the scene and calmly and firmly gave an order to the soldiers to organize the extinguishing of the fire. But the fire was so great that it seemed to have multiple points of fire, and although the soldiers were running back and forth, and constantly shooting water jets into the fire, the fire continued to burn all night, until everything was burned and there was nothing left to burn, and then it was slowly extinguished.
The barn, which was originally full of grain and grass, is now only a charred and black ruin, and there are still a few corpses among them, which are burned black and curled, and they are so miserable that they are probably the granary guards who have not had time to escape. Qin Liangyu looked at everything in front of him, his heart was terrified and trembled.
This is the largest granary in Suining City, without the grain here, so many people in Suining City will start starving in less than two days.
Outside the city, however, there was still a thick fog, making one wonder if the fog would ever dissipate.
On the morning of the same day, Qin Liangyu concealed from the Guanning Iron Cavalry and the soldiers of the Gongluo Family, summoned all the generals of the White Pole Army and held a secret meeting.
At the beginning of the meeting, Qin Liangyu said straight to the point: "The grain and grass will be exhausted in two days, and the fog is still not clearing.
The generals were solemn and silent. After a while, one of them said, "Let's cut down our rations by half and see if we can survive these days until the fog clears." ”
Qin Liangyu frowned and said, "What if the fog never dissipates?"
Another general said: "It's better to connect everyone with a rope and march towards Chengdu together, although it is difficult to distinguish directions in this fog, but only the leader has a compass and other things, and he must be able to take everyone out of this fog." ”
"Never!" At this moment, a weak voice came from the corner of the venue, and everyone looked at it, only to see Pu Xi, the warrior monk of Nagarula Temple, leaning on the back of his chair bloodlessly, panting and saying, "There are monsters lurking in the fog, waiting for us to throw ourselves into the net." ”
"What monster? You're just lost in the fog and scared. That's just nonsense. Someone scolded.
A hint of fear flashed in Pu Xi's eyes, and he muttered, "I'm not talking nonsense, you don't believe me, but don't risk your own life." ”
Qin Liangyu lowered his head and pondered, and the general who proposed to go out of the city stepped forward and said: "General Qin, the last general Ma Jin, is willing to lead two thousand men and horses to explore the way out of the city. ”
Qin Liangyu glanced at Ma Jin and saw that he looked full of confidence, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll give you two thousand centaurs and a compass to help you succeed." ”
Ma Jin's face was pale, he took a deep look, and said, "The last general will definitely live up to the ardent expectations of General Qin." ”
Qin Liangyu immediately ordered, after half an hour, two thousand soldiers had come to Ma Jin, Ma Jin took out the rope, ordered the rear soldiers to connect themselves with the soldiers in front, and the soldiers in the front row were horizontally connected, and then took out an iron lock to tie themselves firmly to the soldiers in the middle of the front row, so that these two thousand people and themselves could only act together, and there was no possibility of separation.
Ma Jin took the compass handed by Qin Liangyu again, and said arrogantly: "Everyone follow me to Chengdu!"
Pu Xi had to be persuaded again, but Ma Jin glanced at him contemptuously and scolded, "Coward!" and then walked forward, looking at Pu Xi as if he were nothing.
Qin Liangyu followed two thousand people to the gate of the West City, and just wanted to order the city gate to be opened, only to hear an anxious cry in his ears: "General Qin, please stay." ”
Qin Liangyu turned his head to look, only to see Lu Tongtian running over with Liu Ru and Qian Qianyi, but Wu Sangui was nowhere to be seen.
Lu Tongtian came to her and bowed his hand: "Chief Qin, I heard a rumor...... It is said that there is a granary fire in the north of the city, but is it true?"
Qin Liang said casually: "It's true, but the granary that caught fire is not large, and the impact on the supply of grain and grass is limited. ”
"Oh, that's so good, I'm relieved. Lu Tongtian breathed a sigh of relief, and then he asked again: "Chief Qin, my dog doesn't know where to go...... I and the girl searched for it again, but we still didn't find it, I wonder if General Qin can allow my soldiers to participate in the search together?"
Qin Liangyu is the chief soldier of Sichuan, and it stands to reason that all the generals who are active in Sichuan should be under her jurisdiction, so Lu Tong Tiancai has this question.
Qin Liangyu smiled heartily and said, "Lu Dang's family is eager to find a son, and he is not allowed to do anything in the future. ”
Lu Tongtian was overjoyed, and just wanted to turn around and gather the government soldiers, but suddenly saw Ma Jin and the two thousand soldiers connected vertically and horizontally, like a big net, he couldn't help but be curious, and asked: "General Qin, why do these soldiers under your command have to connect ropes to each other? Could it be that you are training some new formation?"
Qin Liangyu didn't hide it from him, and said: "I saw that this fog has not dispersed for a long time, and I no longer have the patience to go down, so I ordered the horse commander to lead his troops into the fog to find a way, these ropes are to prevent people from scattering. ”
Lu Tongtian cocked his thumb and praised: "General Qin is really smart, in front of this chain array, what is the mere fog?"
Qin Liangyu smiled slightly, in response to his compliment, and then she ordered loudly: "Open the city gate and send the horse commander out of the city!"
As the words fell, the city gate slowly opened, and a group of two thousand soldiers walked towards the fog outside the gate, and disappeared in an instant.
Qin Liangyu had already climbed the city tower at this time, looking at the impenetrable dense fog. Lu Tongtian, Liu Ruyi, and Qian Qianyi knew that this matter was important, and they also temporarily put down the matter of searching for people, and climbed high and looked far away.
Qin Liangyu waited for a pillar of incense, and then shouted loudly: "Commander Ma, are you okay?"
After a while, Ma Jinjin's voice came from the fog directly in front of him, and said, "It's very good! There are no monsters here at all, I guess Pu Xi made it up to trick you." ”
Qin Liangyu said happily: "Okay, you continue to move forward carefully, and report to me with a military post every other way." ”
As soon as she had finished speaking, a loud whistle sounded in the fog, and every once in a while, the whistle sounded in the fog, farther and farther away, and in the same direction, and it was clear that Ma Jin was marching in the right direction.
The hearts of everyone on the wall gradually relaxed, Qin Liangyu showed a rare happy smile on his face, and said to Lu Tongtian: "Lu Dangjia, this method really works, and after you find Lu Shao's family later, you can return to Dujiangyan according to this method......"
Before he could finish speaking, the sound of the military whistle suddenly became urgent, and then the tone became extremely sharp, as if Ma Jin was blowing the whistle with all his might, and kept running towards the city wall.
Qin Liangyu's pupils contracted, and he shouted with all his might, "Commander Ma, what happened?"
Ma Jin didn't answer, but the whistle was getting closer and closer, and after a while, the whistle stopped abruptly, and Ma Jin's terrible scream pierced the sky, and while screaming, he said intermittently: "It's gone...... The soldiers were all gone...... All of them are gone...... My hand, my hand is gone......" With a "plop", Ma Jin was silent again.
The eyes of all the people on the wall widened in horror at the fog, trying to see what was going on in the fog.
After a long time, a laugh suddenly came from the fog, although this laughter was not very loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears, and seemed to envelop the entire Suining City.
"Zhang Xianzhong?" Qin Liangyu gasped, and then pronounced the name hatefully.
"Zhang Xianzhong, General Qin, you can call me that. The voice seemed to contain endless malice, and said, "But I prefer you to call me the Seven Killing God Monarch." ”
"Seven Killing Divine Monarchs?" Liu Ru heard this, and couldn't help but think of the seven-eyed giant at night, as well as the huge stone tablet engraved with the seven killing words, so he tried to ask, "What about ...... The giant of the night...... Is that you?"
Zhang Xianzhong's voice was slightly admired, and said: "Liu Cainu, you are really smart and worthy of your reputation, but I am now outside the city, and the giant is just an incarnation of me, of course, if you want to surrender to me, you only need to bow to the giant, and I can know." ”
"You thief, I don't know where you learned this evil method, pretending to be a god and playing ghosts, and you actually claim to be the Seven Killing God King. Tell you, now that I have the help of the public and lost families, the soldiers are strong and strong, and with the advice of Liu Cainu and Mr. Qian, I will definitely be able to come up with a way to deal with you. You want us to surrender, it's just wishful thinking. Qin Liangyu shouted sharply, looking furious.
"Oh, the public loser family, Liu Cainu, Mr. Qian?" Zhang Xianzhong's voice was full of banter, "They were all deliberately put into the city by me, you can't think of it, right?"
"Deliberate?...... What are your intentions?" Lu Tongtian couldn't help but ask.
Zhang Xianzhong said in an orderly manner: "I want to conquer the country, how can I rely on my 5,000 people enough? Of course, the more the merrier." Therefore, I attacked Suining, attracting the white-pole army that was not afraid of death, and the well-equipped Gongluo family was trapped in this city. Originally, I wanted to deceive Zuo Liangyu as well, but the old fox was not fooled...... But fortunately, Ning Tieqi was replaced, and it was not a pity. ”
"It's really a lack of people's hearts, you are so greedy, beware of setting yourself on fire. Qian Qianyi said.
"This is not to worry about Mr. Qian, by the way, I forgot to tell you one thing, my five thousand 'black miasma' soldiers are scattered in the fog outside the city, and you will never leave the city. If you're not afraid of death, just give it a try. Zhang Xianzhong's tone was natural, as if he was expounding an unchangeable fact.
Everyone was silent, after what happened to Ma Jin just now, they knew that what Zhang Xianzhong said was true.
Zhang Xianzhong chuckled, seemed to be very satisfied with everyone's reaction, and said: "Ah, there is one more thing, General Qin, did you tell everyone that the grain and grass in the city were burned, and there were only two days left at most?"
When his words fell, everyone on the wall was shocked, and they all cast questioning glances at Qin Liangyu. Lu Tongtian hurriedly said: "Chief soldier Qin, is this true?"
Zhang Xianzhong laughed out loud and said, "One last thing, if you want to be loyal to me these days, you only need to kowtow to that seven-eyed giant when you are a child, and I will forgive my devout believers." Otherwise, after fourteen days, I will leave no chickens and dogs in this city. ”